Cemeteries of the Keweenaw

"A CEMETERY IS A HISTORY OF A PEOPLE - A PERPETUAL RECORD OF YESTERDAY AND A
SANCTUARY OF PEACE AND QUIET TODAY. A CEMETERY EXISTS BECAUSE EVERY LIFE IS
WORTH LOVING AND REMEMBERING - ALWAYS."
( Author unknown. The Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery brochure, Middle Village, New York)

Houghton Keweenaw County Genealogical Society has started a multifacited cemetery project. We are trying to gleen as much information as possible concerning the existing cemeteries, with a emphasis on abandoned and long forgotten ones.

In 2002 we worked on the abandon Jewish Cemetery located northwest of Calumet (our results are shown on our website under research/projects) and we are currently working on the Hecla. The Hecla Cemetery in Laurium, Michigan, has been abandoned for almost a century and during that time has incurred a wealth of abuse. The only stones still standing are ones which family members have personally taken care of. Teenagers find it a good place to party and have generally abused the cemetery.

At this time we are trying to locate the less obvious stones, ones which are covered by the myrtle that has taken over the cemetery. If we can work it out, and that is a big if, we would like to restore the cemetery to it orginal dignity and make it a quiet little park.

Below are pictures of the various cemeteries visited and of some stones. Click on a picture to see a larger image.

AKSEL.JPG	Askel2.JPG	BALL PARK.png	CENTENITALSCHOOLCRAFT.jpg	CENTENITALSCHOOLCRAFT2.JPG
Chassell2.JPG	CHASSELLCEMETERY.JPG	cliff Catholic_cemetery.JPG	cliff_prot_cemetery1.JPG	ELO.JPG
ELO2.JPG	Elo3.JPG	Evergreen1.JPG	Forest Hill.JPG	headstone at cliff cathcemetery.JPG
Jewish Cemetery Grounds.JPG	Jewish_Cemetery.JPG	LakeSide Cemetery.JPG	Lakeside Grounds.JPG	Lakeside Rock Piles.JPG
LAKESIDE.JPG	LAKESIDENUNS.JPG	LAKEVIEW.JPG	Lakeview_Veterans.JPG	MERCER.jpg
MOUNTAINVIEW.jpg	OSCAR.jpg	OSCAR2.JPG	MountainView.JPG	MountainView.JPG
P1010003.JPG	P1010008.JPG	P1010011.JPG	Pine Grove Sexton.JPG	Pine_Grove_Cemetery1.JPG
Pine_Grove_iron_cross.JPG	Pine_Grove_iron_marker_inscription.JPG	Pine_Grove_plot.JPG	QUINCY STONE.jpg	QUINCY.jpg
Schoolcraft_Entrance.JPG	Schoolcraft_Gated_Plot.JPG	Schoolcraft_Gated_Plot1.JPG	Schoolcraft_Gated_Plot2.JPG	Schoolcraft_Grounds.JPG
Schoolcraft_Grounds1.JPG	SHELDENPRIVATE.JPG	Shelden_Ransom.JPG	StHenrys1.JPG	STHENRYSCHURCH.JPG
Toivola.JPG	Toivola1.JPG	TOIVOLACEMETERY.JPG	Woodland_Winona.JPG	Hancock Catholic Protestant Cemeteries.JPG